Jezebel: tehran

Someone To Watch Over Me

Anna — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:10:00 EST

[Tehran, November 15. Image via Getty]

Iranian women attend a parliament session in Tehran on November 15, 2009. Iran's parliament approved President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's nominations for the final three posts in his 21-member cabinet after rejecting his initial candidates as being unqualified. Framed pictures show Iran's 'martyrs'. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)

Rebels With A Cause

Anna — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:10:00 EST

[Tehran, November 4. Image via Getty.]

An Iranian woman holds her national flag during a rally outside the former US embassy in Tehran on November 4, 2009 to mark the storming of the American embassy by Iranian students 30 years ago. Thousands of Iranians staged the noisy anti-US rally in central Tehran as riot police armed with batons and firing teargas moved in as several hundred opposition supporters attempted to stage an anti-government protest. AFP PHOTO/BEHROUZ MEHRI (Photo credit should read BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images)

Guns, Reposes

Anna — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:10:00 EST

[Tehran, November 4. Image via Getty]

An Iranian woman walks past a mural of a revolver bearing the colours of the US national flag on the wall of the former US embassy in Tehran on November 4, 2009 during a rally marking the storming of the American embassy by Iranian students 30 years ago. Thousands of Iranians staged the noisy anti-US rally in central Tehran as riot police armed with batons and firing teargas moved in as several hundred opposition supporters attempted to stage an anti-government protest. AFP PHOTO/BEHROUZ MEHRI (Photo credit should read BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images)

Heaven Sent

Anna — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:10:00 EDT

[Tehran, September 9. Image via Getty]

Shiite Muslim women hold the holy Koran on their heads during overnight ritual prayers in Tehran in the early hours of September 09, 2009, marking the start of the Lailat al-Qadr (Night of Power) ceremonies which celebrate the night in which the holy Koran was first revealed to the Prophet Mohammed through the angel Gabriel. Observant Muslims pray all night long for mercy and salvation in a ritual known locally as 'Ehyaa' or 'Revival', one of the most important ceremonies of the holy month of Ramadan. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)

The Long And Winding Road

Anna — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:10:00 EDT

[Tehran, June 26. Image via Getty]

Iranian children enjoy their weekend at a park in Tehran on June 26, 2009. Iran's election watchdog is to set up a panel, including representatives of defeated candidates, to report on the disputed poll, its spokesman said while insisting the election was the country's cleanest ever. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)

BCBG Bends, Shapes Olympian Nastia Liukin

Sadie — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:30:00 EST

Nastia Liukin's long-awaited and appropriately bendy BCBG ad is the business! [Popcrunch]

Now that stars have inaugural balls to shop for, they're "totally over" the frivolity of dressing for awards shows. Celebs "are taking the registry very seriously — no one wants to be the Laura Bush of this inauguration." [MSNBC]
Justin Timberlake's line, William Rast, is making its Bryant Park debut next month. "And for those who might anticipate a concert, there won’t be one." [WWD]
Oh no she didn't! Did Michelle Obama insult Vera Wang's taste?! Um, no, she didn't, TMZ. [TMZ]
Menswear designer Thom Browne, known for "avant-garde antics and perverse, themed spectacles" brings the pain to Europe. [WWD]
Thakoon's new "Addition" line is good. Really good. [Style.com]
Badgley Mischka is lowering their prices. We're guessing from "exorbitant" to "extravagant." [WSJ]
Ferragamo goes green: "The collection, entitled Eco Ferragamo, feature five day bags in the Italian label's signature style - think chic, soft leather in classic shapes. The difference? These bags have undergone a tanning process that uses natural products instead of the the usual, environmental unfriendly metal elements, making the leather biodegradable and water-resistant." Sadly, they're ugly. [ElleUK]
Big news: Claire McCardell’s mid-century classic, What Shall I Wear, is being reissued! [Fashionista]
Was Valentino one of Madoff's many victims? [New York]
Valentino says no! [WWD]
Uniqlo introduces "interactive reviews." Which is great, if Uniqlo clothes don't make you look like a frumpy teenager. [BlackBook]
Even though Michelle Obama wore one of her dresses, reporters seem surprised that designer Maria Pinto is, um, still living and working normally. [IHT]
Not exactly peace in the Middle East, but a start: Following security closures, Benetton reopens its Tehran locations. [WWD]
Oy. Macy's is closing 10 stores. [WSJ]
Want to feel inadequate all day long? The new Anna Wintour ringtone dispenses fashion advice! Alternatively, Andre Leon Talley dispenses "career advice." Cause that's not gonna get you mugged on the bus! [New York]
Would Anna find those sporting "Save Anna" shirts to be, how you say, losers? [Gawker]
Only the good die young: Husband and wife rad-clothing-line Obedient Sons and Daughters is an economic casualty. [Fashionista]

Esha Momeni, the Iranian-American student...

Margaret — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:40:00 EST

Esha Momeni, the Iranian-American student who was jailed on October 15 in Tehran, was released yesterday on bail. Iranian authorities say she is charged with "propaganda against the state." Momeni is a graduate student at California State University Northridge and was in Iran working on her graduate thesis on women's rights; she was originally arrested for unlawfully passing another vehicle while driving and has been in solitary confinement for the past month. [Change For Equality via Global Voices]

U.S. officials are looking into the arrest...

Margaret — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:20:00 EDT

U.S. officials are looking into the arrest of an Iranian-American student who was working on her thesis project on women's rights in Tehran. Esha Momeni, a grad student at Cal State-Northridge, was arrested on Oct. 15 for unlawfully passing another vehicle while driving. She is being held in a section of Tehran's notorious Evin Prison, which houses many dissidents and political prisoners. At first, officials promised Momeni's family that she would be immediately released if the news of her arrest was not published, but when her parents went to Iran's Revolutionary Court five days later, they were told not to return until the investigation into her case had been completed. More information about the campaign for Momeni's release is available on the blog Free Esha. [CNN]

Does Miley Cyrus Represent A "Normal Weight"? • Tehran Opens "Gals Only" Park

Maria — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:20:00 EDT

Is Miley Cyrus good for girls' body image? A new study shows that almost half of the characters on children's programs are at a "normal weight." Hm, I've seen the Miley & Mandy show (I know), and that girls is a total waif.• Crisis: Australia is currently beating America for the "fattest country" title, are we really going to let a commonwealth beat us at the American tradition of being obese? • The Hula Hoop turns 50! • A tragic story about a 10-year-old boy who killed himself after he grew self-concious about wearing women's underwear and make-up. • In WTF news: A British man is fined $2,000 after his dog goes pee in his front lawn. Where is the little doggie supposed to do her business? In the toilet? • Mentally ill defendants who are found competent enough to stand trial can be denied the right to represent themselves during a trial. • That potential First Lady who isn't Michelle Obama is doing charity work for Operation Smile in Vietnam. • Tehran opened their first "ladies only" park last month (barftastically called "Mothers' Paradise") which allows Iranian women to remove their headscarves while on the premises. • Woo! A new pillow to help snorers! Oh, wait, it costs $129, crap. • Celebrity name changes! Portia de Rossi used to be Amanda Lee Rogers, bleh, and Snoop Dogg is also known as Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. which sounds infinitely more bad-ass than "Snoop Dogg". • Jail staffers get their panties in a twist over having to stock women's underwear for transgendered male prisoners in juvie. Grow the fuck up, whiners.